Ihor Zaytsev (footballer)

Ihor Zaytsev

Personal information
Full name	Ihor Ivanovych Zaytsev
Date of birth	(1934-04-21)21 April 1934
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR
Date of death	27 January 2016(2016-01-27) (aged 81)
Place of death	Kyiv, Ukraine
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1952–1953	FC Krylya Sovietov Stupino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1955	CDSA Moscow	0	(0)
1955–1956	SKA Lviv	?	(?)
1957–1959	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	63	(14)
1960–1961	FC Dynamo Kyiv	23	(1)
1961–1962	FC Shakhtar Donetsk	6	(0)
1962	FC Avanhard Ternopil	?	(?)
1963–1964	FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk	?	(?)
International career
1957–1959	USSR (Olympic)	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ihor Ivanovych Zaytsev (Ukrainian: Ігор Іванович Зайцев; Russian: Игорь Иванович Зайцев; 21 April 1934 – 27 January 2016) was a football striker.

Career

Born in Moscow, Zaytsev spent his career as player for a number of different Soviet football clubs, including Lokomotiv Moscow, Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk and Avanhard Ternopil. After his retirement from football at age 30, Zaytsev worked as a hairdresser. In 2015, he lived in Kyiv. He died in 2016, aged 81.

Awards and honours

Awards

• USSR Premier League runner-up: 1959
• USSR Cup: 1957

External links

• Profile at ua-football.com(in Russian)